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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Unaccompanied tour – Discovery, continued.
Michael Yon, the independent journalist who is based in Iraq, has a great article, Color of War. He is a good writer, and supplements his writings with unique photos. He helps define, at least to me, a far away and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Iraq
Tagged Color of War, Defense, Michael Yon, Unaccompanied tours
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The perils of conversion in the 21st century…
Last Easter, a famous Muslim journalist in Italy officially converted to Catholicism. Mr. Magdi Cristiano Allam wrote a letter to his boss, at Corriere della Sera, detailing the path to his conversion. Here, I think, is the most poignant part … Continue reading
The story of the monarch…
A friend of mine says “A fact; a wonder! To me, this is spiritual. I have known about this migration of the Monarch Butterfly for a very long time, but always look upon this beautiful creature, once an egg, then … Continue reading
Earth hour…
I have to periodically remind my daughter (who is very worried about the fate the Earth, because of what she reads) that in the 1970s we were warned that the planet was doomed because of global cooling. While my children … Continue reading
Tagged Beware, Earth hour, Environment, green movement
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The Navy SEALs’ bravery.
Considering what is going on in the Green Zone and other areas of Iraq, I shared with Kenneth a fascinating article in Men’s Health Magazine about how the US Navy SEALs are able to be so courageous. Here’s an excerpt, … Continue reading
Personalities.
The news from Iraq is quite disheartening, especially if you know someone posted over there. I happened to read one of John Matel’s blog posts, where he discusses his role as Provincial Reconstruction Team leader and what he perceives to … Continue reading
News confusion.
So I woke up this morning dreading to read yet one more news report about what is going on in Iraq, and more particularly in Hilla, since that is where Kenneth is based. Initial reports on Hilla described that US … Continue reading
How one person’s reporting can make a difference.
Michael Totten, and independent journalist, visited a Fallujah jail and described its appalling conditions in The Dungeon of Fallujah. The U.S. military “is taking steps to alleviate conditions at the Fallujah city jail in Iraq after recent visitors found a … Continue reading
Unaccompanied tours – The Discovery Stage.
I’m into the second month of being a dependent spouse of an employee serving an unaccompanied tour in Iraq. The resources available from the Family Liaison Office of the State Department to help families of these employees going abroad solo … Continue reading
Blogging while female.
Here are some interesting questions that blogger John Hawkins asked of some famous female bloggers: You’re a pretty moderate blogger, one of the more moderate bloggers overall. Do you think you get treated about the same by the Left and … Continue reading
New member of a diminishing constituency?
Strategy Page states that the reason the US public (and I would argue the world at large) is ignoring Iraq is that the war lacks a constituency. Since last Summer, more good news than bad news began to come back … Continue reading
